Zheng Quchi had lived in a peaceful and prosperous age for more than twenty years, and this was the first time he encountered an enemy attack.
Before she even had a chance to sum up a set of coping methods, she was taken away by the people around her. The atmosphere fermented by tension and fear was like boiling water under her feet. It was so hot that she could not stay where she was. She had to Take action.
But she saw a stray arrow fly through the intertwined heads, and hit her feet with a "whoosh" sound.
The work officer's eyes widened and he was extremely angry: "This damn barbarian is so fast!"
Zheng Quchi felt numb all over, her heart was in her throat, and it was so congested that it was difficult for her to breathe.
The soldier waved and started running. He was trembling all over and his teeth were chattering: "Run towards the mountain quickly! Don't gather together, spread out!"
There were more than a hundred stonemasons in the quarry. With pale faces, they dropped their tools and ran towards the rugged hills in a panic.
If you don't choose open mountain roads or flat areas, firstly, your field of vision will be exposed too easily, and secondly, it will be easy for cavalry barbarians to catch up.
Fu County is already on the border, and many people have seen the ferocity of the Qianyi barbarians. They control large areas of grassland livestock in the western region and are good at casting iron.
The Qianyi barbarians are greedy and cruel by nature. It is said that they still carry wolf genes, so every time they launch a large-scale robbery, they like to bleed the people of the Central Plains and behead them to show their bloody and cruel side.
They would also hang the heads of civilians from Ye State on their horses, wolf flags and waists to show off their achievements.
Before Yu Wensheng became famous in the Battle of the Seven Kingdoms, the Qianyi barbarians regarded Fu County and even the western part of Ye Kingdom as their own "sheep pen", and would carry out an invasion every autumn when the fruits were harvested. With hunting and hunting.
Zheng Quchi followed them to escape like a lost soul. People are always accustomed to imitating unfamiliar things, and so did she.
She had never experienced a collective escape before, so she subconsciously followed others to climb up the mountain. Along the way, her vision was chaotic, but her ears could always hear various sounds sensitively.
There were gasps, rustling footsteps, panic among the restless people ahead, and the shouts of government soldiers dismissing the gathered crowd...
Everyone was in a panic, including her.
People who are running for their lives can't care about their image.
Seeing half of the mountain, she finally couldn't control herself because her heart felt like it was being carried in mid-air. She turned her head and looked towards the north of the quarry, in the direction of the city wall construction.
I saw that the place had long been reduced to a scene of hell.
The laborers and craftsmen who had no time to escape were intercepted by the group of Ganyi barbarians. They were only a few dozen people, but they treated the hundreds of people in Wuyangyang as cattle and sheep, chasing and driving them away. When they screamed in despair, they raised their swords. Killing.
They also set fire to the planks erected under the city wall, preparing to destroy the construction work carried out in the past two days again.
Zheng Quchi had very good eyesight. Even from such a distance, she could clearly see the nomadic barbarians they were talking about.
Manzi is very tall, at least a head longer than the average height of Ye country.
They had long, messy hair that was not braided or tied up, but just scattered wildly on their shoulders. Especially since they were so hairy and had wild beards almost on their faces. He looks like a savage who drinks blood from his hair.
Indeed, as the government said, these barbarians were well-equipped, wearing unicorn armor and iron-made scimitars that were sharp and light. Even the horses under their crotches were good horses with shiny skins.
Although they were so far apart, the screams that kept coming from below kept hitting her eardrums.
She saw that the craftsmen and laborers of Ye State who were trying to escape and resisting were all beheaded by these barbarians cruelly and with a smile. A foul and fishy smell seemed to be wafting in the air. It was an extremely nauseating scene. , she only felt shocked.
"Run... run quickly..."
Zheng Quchi couldn't help but grit his teeth and begged. Seeing the unilateral and ruthless massacre below, these barbarians were only a few dozen cavalry, but there were so many of them, but no one could muster the courage to fight and fight. Go to Union.
It's like... they were frightened from the beginning and never thought about counterattack.
"My God, the barbarians are not just the cavalry. They have another group coming after them. Don't stop, run away!"
A loud shout from the front came from a soldier. Standing on a high rock and looking down the mountain, he discovered the worst situation.
Zheng Quchi was startled and looked towards the foot of the mountain. He saw that there were dozens of these barbarians, and they were all archers. They wore fur coats and carried arrows on their backs. They nocked their bows and shot at the people on the mountain.
Many people were shot in the back and rolled down with a howl of pain, and the barbarian's proud laughter could be heard from below.
Her fingertips clenched and pierced into her flesh, her eyes were red, and her heart-wrenching fear and panic were completely burned away by this anger.
At this time, an arrow was shot at her from behind. Zheng Quchi had excellent dynamic vision, perhaps because of the results of "Sang Xuanqing"'s archery training since she was a child. She caught the trajectory of the arrow and was about to avoid it. He was thrown to the ground faster by a figure.
Zheng Quchi raised his eyes in surprise, but met a pair of familiar eyes.
"Autumn?"
She didn't expect it to be him at all.
Qiu's face was smeared with some black oil, and his whole dress and appearance were very different from before. He didn't know where he had hidden himself for such a long time.
"Um."
Zheng Quchi's eyes were shining brightly at this moment, like fireballs burning among thorns: "Qiu! Have you brought your crossbow?"
Qiu glanced behind him and said, "Chizi, if you expose your archery skills here, no one will be grateful to you afterwards, and you will be arrested and tried as a suspicious person."
"But……"
Qiu pulled her up, with eyes as sharp as an eagle, and began to search for a safe route: "I didn't bring a crossbow, and I won't let you save anyone."
"Are we going to let these barbarians kill people so unscrupulously?"
"The strong humiliate the weak, this has been the case since ancient times!"
Qiu dragged Zheng Quchi and continued to climb up the mountain. Their movements were not slow, but Ganyi Barbarians behind them moved more swiftly. Like natural warriors, they had flexible and agile limbs and rushed up with menacing force.
In particular, the arrow range can shorten the distance. Even if it is a hundred meters apart, dozens of arrows can be fired in volley, and they can always target many escaping figures.
Qiu even broke a few arrows for her, but he was inevitably injured when he was taking care of both at the same time.
"Leave me alone, let's run separately. I'll try my best to get into the dense forest. There will be trees for cover. If I'm lucky, I can escape from the barbarians who are chasing me."
Zheng Quchi saw that he had given up absolute safety to protect her, but she didn't want to drag him down, let alone owe him a favor, because their positions and goals were destined from the beginning. The two would not be friends in the future, just will be the enemy.
Qiu turned a deaf ear to her words: "We are companions, I will not leave you behind."
He thought for a moment and stopped dragging her away, but carried her on his back and jumped into the woods.
Keeping escaping was not an option. He planned to carry out a fatal counterattack after going deep into the hinterland.
Qiu's speed was very fast, and gradually there were no more people walking around them. Most of them were either killed or left behind by Qiu.
shouted an arrogant and rough voice with a thick accent.
"You bastards of Ye Kingdom, keep running and become prey for my grandpas, hahahaha... I'll kill you and offer your blood and heads to Kada."
"Help-"
Zheng Quchi froze and turned around suddenly, only to see those Qianyi barbarians forcing the captured craftsmen to their knees, then grabbing their hair, pulling their hair tightly and leaning them back, like killing chickens or ducks and other animals. The throat was cut as well, and blood spurted out.
After doing all this, they grinned with blood, as if they had received some interesting reward, and celebrated with their accomplices.
At this moment, Zheng Quchi couldn't help but tremble all over her body. Anger and sadness gathered in her eyes, prompting the soil in her heart to bury a seed that she still didn't know what to call.
"Why do you do this..."
A barbarian wearing a sheep bone inadvertently raised his eyes and pointed in the direction of Zheng Quchi. Perhaps he was aware of Qiu's extraordinary skills. He had narrowly escaped death several times. This time, he climbed up the tree as dexterously as an ape, squatting. The standard is stable and the bow is drawn to aim.
Zheng Quchi turned her head and looked behind her. She did not miss this scene and immediately said in a tight voice: "Qiu, get away!"
Qiu Yizhao, there is no obstruction in front of him, and the opponent is high up and has excellent archery skills. From either side, it is difficult for him to escape unscathed, but at least... Qiu makes a quick decision and throws Zheng Quchi away with one arm. , as soon as he turned around, he was hit by an arrow in the chest.
Well--
Autumn!
She quickly got up from the ground, but out of the corner of her eye she caught sight of the barbarian wearing a sheep bone helmet, with a ferocious face, flying towards him. He held a scimitar high in his hand, and the cold light reflected in his pupils, making her eyes pale. color.
But the knife did not cut off her head in the end. Instead, he jumped into the air and struck Sun Chao down. A huge impact came from behind, slamming the barbarian into the thick tree trunk.
His eyes widened, he spat out a mouthful of blood mist, and then turned his head in fear.
"Qian Yi barbarian?" A spear was pressed in front of his eyes. A tall and burly man of about the same height as him turned against the light and shadow. He bent his arms and retreated a few inches. His usually playful and casual fox eyes, At this moment, he was furious inside: "You deserve to die!"
puff--
The tip of the spear directly pierced his eye. Barbarian howled in pain and tightly grasped the spear body with both hands, but Wei Yao did not stop moving, and instead continued to use force to turn it.
After some excruciating torture, Barbarian finally collapsed.
Zheng Quchi's chest rose and fell, and he looked at Wei Yao in confusion: "Wei, Brother Wei..."
His cold face turned around and stared at her for a moment, then put a palm on his forehead and smiled bitterly: "At least, at least I saved you..."
Did a lot of people die?
she wanted to ask.
But she shut her mouth in time because she thought it was nonsense.
Didn't she see it with her own eyes before? How these barbarians who broke through the barrier brutally tortured and slaughtered the craftsmen, staining the city wall red with their blood.
"All dead?" she muttered absentmindedly.
Wei Yao's Adam's apple rolled a few times, and he said in a dry voice: "No, but... not many can survive. We are too late."
But then he said viciously: "However, with the general here, none of these animals can escape."
General?
Yu Wensheng?
Zheng Quchi's mind was a little slow at the moment, and it took her a moment to react slowly before she remembered him.
Yes, as long as he is here, Ye Kingdom will not be constantly slaughtered and humiliated by these crazy nomadic barbarians, but...
She raised her head and asked, "Why are you late?"
Wei Yao paused for a moment, clenched his fists, and whispered heavily: "Sang Xuanqing, there is more than one ghost mountain in Fu County, and there are several major passes in the six states to guard. Wherever your eyes are, disaster will be there." One place, but our eyes can’t just stop at one place.”
Zheng Quchi was stunned for a moment, knowing that he had misunderstood. Although she had always been a small citizen, she also understood what it meant to take the overall situation into consideration. She wanted to explain: "I didn't mean that... I just wanted to know, what is wrong with me now?" It can be done.”
She suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness. It turned out that once people are caught in a war, they can be so small and helpless. Once ordinary people do not have the protection of the national army, they are like antelopes. Others can kill them if they want.
After Wei Yao heard that she had survived a dangerous situation, the first thing that came to his mind was not escape, hiding and rejoicing, but introspection, self-blame and positive confrontation.
To be honest, he really liked her sunny personality.
Reaching out to rub her hair, Wei Yao guided her with his own experiences and insights: "Ah Qing, you have to think about what you can do. When you want to do something from the bottom of your heart, you can do it." You will naturally know what you should do and what you can do.”
The burden on Wei Yao is not light. As Yu Wensheng's right and left arm, he naturally will not only shoulder the task of rescue.
He didn't have time to talk to her and had to leave.
After Zheng Quchi waited for Wei Yao to lead the troops to raid and hunt down the barbarians, he allowed himself to stop pretending, showed a true look of worry, and hurried to find Qiu.
Just now, after Qiu was rescued by Wei Yao, she hid when no one was paying attention.
"Autumn!"
Qiu heard her shout and walked out from behind the tree. He had already pulled out the arrow from his chest. Surprisingly, the wound did not bleed much.
Although Zheng Quchi was puzzled, he still asked: "Qiu, how is your injury?"
He shook his head: "It's okay, I have medicine. You should go down the mountain quickly. It will be safer to follow Wei Yao and the others."
"how about you?"
"Don't worry about me. The most important thing is not to cause Yu Wensheng and others to suspect you."
Unlike Shan Bian, he did not ask Zheng Quchi why he was so familiar with Yu Wensheng's people.
Zheng Quchi nodded when he saw that he did not look seriously injured.
After taking two steps, she stopped slowly, turned around and said solemnly to him: "Qiu, thank you."
Qiu was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously touched the place where the wooden eagle was placed on her chest.
The arrow injury this time was so minor because the wooden eagle blocked most of it for him, allowing him to survive.
It was the wooden eagle she gave him that saved him.
Looking at Zheng Quchi's walking back, he lowered his eyes.
"Zhi, don't betray..."
He didn't want to kill her.
Although he had killed many people before, killing was as simple and ordinary to him as drinking water and eating.
This was the first time that he had resistance and unwillingness to kill someone.
(End of chapter)
